The Revolt

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 711K words
Chapters: 72

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Kapina by Honoré de BalzacAuthor: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850,Language: Finnish, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Aug 3, 2016

Editor's review

This is the Finnish translation of Balzac's Kapina, a public-domain e-book. Judging by its language and classification, it is a sample of French literature's dissemination in the Finnish-speaking world, suited to readers studying translation history, Balzac's reception, or Finnish literary publishing. As a short text, it preserves Balzac's detailed portrayal of his characters' circumstances and social pressures, with a tight narrative pace, and can serve as a small entry point into Balzac's body of work. Note that the book is in Finnish, and the electronic edition, released by Project Gutenberg, has plain typesetting and no translator's introduction or background notes. Readers unfamiliar with Finnish face a high barrier; those who want to read Balzac in Chinese or English should choose editions in those languages. Treat it as language-learning material or a corpus for translation research rather than an introductory text.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers with Finnish reading ability who want to read Balzac's short stories
Scholars studying the translation and dissemination of Balzac's works
Advanced learners using Finnish texts as language-learning material
Readers collecting public-domain e-book translations of world literature

Not a good fit for

Ordinary readers who know only Chinese and want to read Balzac
Literary beginners needing translator's notes and background introductions
Balzac fans expecting the scale of a full novel and a complete social panorama

Reading tips

First confirm your Finnish level; if necessary, read in parallel with the French original or an English translation.
Before reading, look up a Chinese or English summary of this Balzac work to establish the characters and plot framework.
Note how the translation handles culture-specific terms; this can serve as a translation observation log.
The text is short; read it in one sitting and then revisit key passages to avoid fragmented understanding.

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FAQ

Is this book in Finnish or French?

According to the data, the book is in Finnish; it is the Finnish version of Balzac's Kapina and is classified under French literature. The text contains no French original for comparison and is not bilingual, so readers without Finnish cannot use it directly.

If I don't know Finnish, can I use it to study Balzac?

Not really. Although the story is by Balzac, the text is in Finnish and the e-book has no introduction or notes. Readers without Finnish cannot follow the plot or linguistic detail; read a Chinese or English translation instead, and keep this as a collector's item or translation-research material.

Does this electronic edition have an introduction or notes?

From the data, this is a public-domain electronic text released by Project Gutenberg, usually consisting mainly of the text itself, without a scholarly introduction, translator's note, or detailed annotations. If you need background knowledge, consult Balzac studies or the preface to a reliable translation.

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About the author

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 Author

Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) was a French novelist best known for his vast series La Comédie humaine. The library holds 143 of his works, including Father Goriot, Lost Illusions, Eugénie Grandet, and several volumes of La Comédie humaine. His writing is distinguished by dense detail, a large cast of characters, and an intricate social network, often linking separate works through recurring figures to portray nineteenth-century French society. He excelled at depicting the power of desire, ambition, and money through precise settings and strong narrative tension, and he exerted a lasting influence on later realist fiction. Beyond the broad outline of his life, public information is limited, so this note focuses on the themes and style of his works.